iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro Top Last Year’s Phones in Bend and Drop Tests

Apple's thin and light iPhone Air is built with a durable titanium frame, and as we've seen demonstrated, it is highly resistant to ...
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Why Your Phone May Get a Loud Earthquake Test Alert Today — and How the MyShake App Works

The most widespread way is through Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), which sends loud alerts to all cellphones. If an ...
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Rossen Reports: Best phone cases of 2025, will they survive?

Protecting your smartphone doesn’t have to cost a fortune, but not all phone cases are created equal.In a 20-foot drop test onto concrete, the $99.99 OtterBox case failed to prevent the phone from ...
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What Does 'Military-Grade Drop Protection' Actually Mean On A Phone Case?

There was a time, around when Nokia's hardy 3410 was all the rage, that a phone was seemingly invincible. Today, the stakes are much higher, our devices perhaps less resilient, even if some unique ...
PC Magazine

iPhone 16 Ceramic Shield Helps on Drop Tests, But You Still Need a Case

Despite the increased durability of the new 'Ceramic Shield' on the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, the phones can still crack if dropped face down, according to tests conducted by Allstate. Apple says its ...
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iPhone 17 durability put to the test — how well Apple's new phones withstand bending, scratching and dropping

Durability is a key selling point for the iPhone 17 lineup. But just how well can the latest phones from Apple stand up to the punishment that daily life can dish out? Pretty well, going by all the ...